Space News
space history and artifacts articles

Messages
space history discussion forums

Sightings
worldwide astronaut appearances

Resources
selected space history documents
  collectSPACE: Messages
  Space History Photo of the Week
  Photo of the week 811 (May 9, 2020)

Post New Topic  Post A Reply
profile | register | preferences | faq | search

next newest topic | next oldest topic
Author Topic:   Photo of the week 811 (May 9, 2020)
heng44
Member

Posts: 3422
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001

posted 05-09-2020 03:05 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

John Glenn (left) and suit technician Joe Schmitt help Wally Schirra drain the water from his Mercury spacesuit after water egress training in a pool at the Langley Research Center in early 1960.

Mike Dixon
Member

Posts: 1441
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003

posted 05-09-2020 07:14 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mike Dixon   Click Here to Email Mike Dixon     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Glad that wasn't me

micropooz
Member

Posts: 1534
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003

posted 05-09-2020 08:34 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for micropooz   Click Here to Email micropooz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Too bad Wally is gone. He would've had some funny captions for that pic...

Headshot
Member

Posts: 908
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012

posted 05-09-2020 09:54 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Headshot   Click Here to Email Headshot     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Never seen that shot before. Hilarious! Thanks Ed.

Delta7
Member

Posts: 1538
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007

posted 05-09-2020 06:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Delta7   Click Here to Email Delta7     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
"John and Joe make Wally cough up the 20 bucks he owes them."

OV-105
Member

Posts: 823
From: Ridgecrest, CA
Registered: Sep 2000

posted 05-10-2020 01:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for OV-105   Click Here to Email OV-105     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
And this is how we got the pee out of Al’s suit after they picked him up.

All times are CT (US)

next newest topic | next oldest topic

Administrative Options: Close Topic | Archive/Move | Delete Topic
Post New Topic  Post A Reply
Hop to:

Contact Us | The Source for Space History & Artifacts

Copyright 2020 collectSPACE.com All rights reserved.


Ultimate Bulletin Board 5.47a



advertisement